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LYMPHANGITIS (lymphangitides)
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Irregular inflected form: lymphangitides
Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphangitis mean?
• LYMPHANGITIS (noun)
The noun LYMPHANGITIS has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of a lymph vessel
Familiarity information: LYMPHANGITIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of a lymph vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lymphangitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Context examples
Although carcinomatous lymphangitis can occur anywhere in the body, it commonly happens in the lungs.
(Carcinomatous lymphangitis, NCI Dictionary)
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